In the evening, as the sun sets, there are fewer and fewer pedestrians on the streets of Houston. The autumn wind blows by, and a chilly feeling lingers in various neighborhoods of the city.
In a local arena, at this time, Zhao Feiyang, Adrian, "Big Dream" Olajuwon and others were competing in the arena.
Of course, Zhao Feiyang became a spectator, and Olajuwon did not play. He and Zhao Feiyang stood on the sidelines, observing the situation on the court with their hands on their hips.
On the court.
Adrian is one-on-one with Olajuwon's assistant.
There are too many dramas in this kind of trial training. Olajuwon is already an old man in his fifties, and his physical fitness is far worse than before. Naturally, it is impossible for him to go up for a one-on-one trial training in person.
"His name is Amir, and he is my disciple... Don't underestimate him. Although he is 26 years old, his skills are very superb..."
"He can't play in the NBA, but his skills are not very good when used as a trainer..."
Olajuwon introduced Zhao Feiyang while praising his disciple.
The height and weight of the young player known as Amir are not much different from Adrian. Overall, Adrian seems to be more dominant.
However, after the duel on the court began, Adrian could not get any benefits from the opponent except using his body to take advantage.
On the field.
Amir attacks with the ball.
After an assistant next to him threw the ball into his hands, he singled out Adrian under the basket. The two faced each other, and Amir suddenly turned around after holding the ball with one hand. Adrian was not expecting it, adjusted his body weight and rushed forward.
But as soon as he made up the defense, Amir turned back.
When Adrian saw the opponent holding up the basketball as if he was planning to take action, he subconsciously jumped up and rushed towards the opponent to block the shot.
Unfortunately, this was another feint.
The next second, Amir, who used a fake move to sway Adrian, took a step forward and threw the ball.
boom.
The ball went in.
The basketball hit the backboard and bounced smoothly into the basket.
It's Adrian's turn to attack.
The assistant on the side gave him the ball, and when he got the ball, he chose to hit Amir.
After the two began to have physical contact, Adrian continued to use his physical advantage to lean in and hit the opponent. Amir was indeed not strong enough physically, so he kept retreating.
As he entered the basket, Amir noticed that Adrian seemed to be about to take a shot, so he suddenly withdrew his strength.
Adrian, who was leaning on Amir, didn't expect this move. He jumped up and took a shot. This caused his strength to tilt, and the basketball he threw failed to hit the basket, but hit the backboard. It didn't even touch the basket.
"Oh...no..."
Olajuwon, who was standing on the sidelines, couldn't help but make a sound.
Zhao Feiyang glanced at him and found a slightly disappointed look on his face.
"This kid's body is not bad, and his golf intelligence is not a problem. At any rate, he knows how to use his own advantages to attack the opponent's shortcomings... But his skills are too rough, and it is impossible to play like that just now. Make a name for yourself in the NBA..."
"Zhao, frankly speaking, his qualifications are not too high."
Zhao Feiyang was not surprised by Olajuwon's comments.
How could he not know that Adrian's talent and upper limit are there! However, there is never a shortage of players in the league who are not talented enough but work hard enough.
These people can also perform extremely well and even change the entire league's view of them!
For example, Jimmy Butler, whom Zhao Feiyang played against before, was selected with the 30th pick in the first round of the draft. Such a pick actually has no future, and not many people will pay attention to it.
When he first arrived in the Chicago Bulls, he was indeed just an inconspicuous little player. At that time, he was almost qualified to be the younger brother of a superstar like Derrick Rose!
He only played 42 games in his rookie season, averaging 8.5 minutes per game and only 2.6 points per game.
If such results were achieved by any ordinary player, he might be disheartened and even give up his career.
But Butler didn't.
Not only did he not give up on himself, he also practiced like crazy in private, constantly improving himself, and waiting for the opportunity that he could seize.
Later, Rose suffered an injury and the Bulls needed a leader to step up. Butler did his part and seized this opportunity to achieve success in one fell swoop.
His talent is not considered top-notch in the NBA. Compared with talented players such as Andrew Wiggins, he may only be said to be average.
However, his love for basketball, persistence and pursuit of victory are beyond the reach of most players.
In him, one sentence can truly be proved: hard work is also a kind of talent!
People who can stand on top of the world are not necessarily the smartest people, but they are most likely people who persevere and never think about giving up.
"Mr. Hakim, I know that Adrian's talent is not high, at least it is far from the superstars you have taught before..."
"But, isn't the essence of basketball always pursuing a stronger world? The NBA has never lacked talented people, but it doesn't necessarily mean that these people have affected the entire league..."
"I think Adrian is a late-blooming player. His appearance will not give people any amazing feeling, but he will definitely prove himself with hard work in the future..."
Seeing Zhao Feiyang say this, Olajuwon also smiled bitterly.
The duel on the field continues.
Adrian could still use his body to forcefully eat him at first, but later on, as both sides gradually adapted to this intensity of physical confrontation, Adrian's advantage was no longer there.
On the other hand, Amir's steps are always as nimble as before.
As a disciple of Olajuwon, he may not be as experienced as Olajuwon, nor can he replicate the opponent's full strength, but what he has learned is enough to beat Adrian several times.
Uh-huh.
After Amir scored again, Olajuwon, who was watching from the sidelines, finally called a halt to the duel.
"Okay! Let's stop here!"
Olajuwon stepped forward.
"Adrian, I have been observing you for a long time... Frankly speaking, your talents and skills are very average. I have set rules for myself a long time ago and will never waste any money on people with mediocre qualifications." time......."
"So...just go!"
After saying that, Olajuwon ignored Adrian's reaction and said to Zhao Feiyang on the side, "Zhao, you should go back to Minneapolis as soon as possible!"
"If you have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, you can come to me again!"
Adrian looked frustrated after hearing Olajuwon's comments. This feeling of not being recognized by a famous player is undoubtedly extremely bad.
Seeing Olajuwon's attitude, Zhao Feiyang quickly pulled him aside to discuss in a low voice.
"Mr. Hakeem, I know your time is precious, so I hope you can give him a chance for the sake of a young man struggling for his ideals..."
"I raised the price to half a million dollars, and the training period is still one week... You follow us to Minneapolis, and at the end of the week, no matter what the result is, you can take the reward with you. Leave at any time..."
